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Sakura Yoko
Community Tutor🦉Kill two birds with one stone
✨Did you know that the English idiom "Kill two birds with one stone" has an exact equivalent in Japanese? It is called 一石二鳥 (Isseki Nichou)
一 (Ichi) = One
石 (Seki) = Stone
二(Ni) = Two
鳥(Chou) = Bird
A:「犬を かったので、毎朝 さんぽに 行きます」
B:「そうですか。犬もよろこびますし、けんこうにも いいですね。一石二鳥ですね」
While many Japanese four-character idioms come from ancient China, '一石二鳥' is a rare one that was translated from the English proverb in the late 19th century.
✨ Why not kill two birds with one stone in your Japanese journey? Enjoy the conversation and learn something today!
Jun 10, 2026 11:25 AM
Sakura Yoko
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